"Last week I shared my story about meeting my first therapist. That post has become the most read post to date-THANK YOU! Due to the response I received via email and text, I wanted to share blog post from mental health professionals. I came across Dr. Amber Thornton on Intsagram, and I thought her blog post ‘Not “Elimiate”…but” Manage” would be a great follow up to “Her Name was Jane”"

"Amber Thornton, a psychologist at the counseling center, said minority students can sometimes feel invisible or like their opinions aren't valid.

​So an open dialogue where other people are saying "I see this, too" helps validate their feelings, Thornton said.​Thornton said many people wanted to know what to do next, how to help others cope and how to heal the relationship between police and minorities."

​"At the OPA Spring Convention in April, a highly informative and enlightening presentation entitled “Black Lives Matter” was given by Tawana Jackson, a fourth year graduate student at Wright State University and Dr. Amber Thornton, a post-doctoral fellow and adjunct professor at Wright State University. The presentation broadened the understanding of the psychological and emotional trauma that many African American males suffer in our society in the wake of deaths by law enforcement officers of unarmed males." (pg. 15)